Abu Atheer al-Absi

Abu Atheer al-Absi was the Governor of Aleppo under the Islamic State.

Biography
Abu Atheer al-Absi was the younger brother of Firas al-Absi, who was assassinated in August 2012 by Kitaib al-Farouq in Syria. Abu Atheer became a leader of the Islamic State, and he was appointed as the Governor of Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War. Some sources suggested that he was redeployed to Homs.